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At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.
We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.
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Lucid’s Body Structures Team is looking for a Sr. Staff to design and deliver world leading Body Structures for our electric vehicle platforms.
Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates should have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and be excellent at multi-tasking.
Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.
· California (Bay Area) - $165,000 -$236,500
Additional Compensation and Benefits: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs. (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)
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Role:
Responsible to lead the design and development of weight efficient BIW structural designs to deliver the highest level of performance in NVH, durability and crash performance from a blank page through to productionResponsible to represent the body structure requirements in the earliest Advanced Vehicle Engineering and studio engineering phases of a vehicle development program. This includes:Defining common and new load paths within the overall vehicle package using optimization methodsTechnically leading the team that designs the platform underbody, upper body and greenhouse structuresDrives the structural architecture decisions including state-of-the-art and cutting-edge technologies, materials, and processesHas the ability to investigate applications of lightweight materials and technologies such as HPDC aluminum and magnesium, aluminum extrusions, magnesium sheet applications, tailor-welded and tailor-rolled blanks, hot formed steel and aluminum, and composite concepts in body structuresDesign with excellence at system and component level with great attention to every detail creating optimized for performance, size, weight, durability, and costWork closely with both internal teams and external suppliers using creativity and teamwork to lead integration of multiple systems in the most efficient way possibleWork closely with other stakeowners and attribute owners across the company such as Vehicle Safety, Vehicle Dynamics, NVH, Durability, Manufacturing, Design Studio, etc. to create world class designsLead collaboration with cross functional teams such as CAE by interpreting and using analysis results to guide and evolve the designLead collaboration with manufacturing to ensure efficient process sequence and build qualityCross functionally work with Manufacturing, Design and Product Development as well as with Purchasing, Supplier Quality, Stamping and Suppliers on items such as tool buy-offs and secondary component changesAbility to create testing plan to prove out design concepts and conduct physical testing to confirm the design meets performance targetsAbility to collaborate with the Design Team to evaluate Class A styling surfaces to provide feasibility assessments to deliver world class vehicle body structuresPerform detailed analysis of section properties, materials and manufacturing processes through benchmarking activities to understand competitiveness of designsCoordinate virtual engineering and physical validation testing activities for your designsCoordinate and communicate with interfacing suppliersEffectively provide direction to others and negotiate a balanced solutionDetermine required tolerances using GD&TTravel domestically and internationally as requiredQualifications:
12+ years of expertise in automotive Body Structures systems and sub-systems at OEM or supplier desiredExperience working with Class A surface dataHands-on practical experience in prototype assembly and production assembly with the willingness to assemble your own partsExperience in technology, system and supplier selection with expectation of leading activitiesExperience with castings, the extrusion process, stampings and their advantages and limitationsExperience in full life cycle from concept to prototype to full production
Advantageous:
Knowledge of manufacturing processes and joining applicable for body structures such as castings, extrusions, cold and hot form stampings, their advantages, and limitations Recent and extensive design release BIW structures experience preferredProject leadership and mentoring skillsAbility to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucialDetail oriented personality with a determined problem-solving attitude using an Engineering first principle approachDesign release engineering experience including engineering change management and project management experiencesProof of excellence in your past position, while demonstrating profound creativity in resolving mechanical design problemsProven 3D CAD skills, proficient with CATIA V5/V6 or similar softwareSolid track record of successful system level integrationEducation:
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from ABET accredited institution or equivalent body structures automotive experience